Getting paid to shop online: here's the real scoop!

I've been participating in affiliate and referral programs with cash payouts just about as long as I've had the Internet at home.

In the '90s a company called AllAdvantage paid me more than $500 over a period of months to display a revolving banner ad while I surfed ... it was the era of pay-per-click marketing, and a few of my friends were likewise successful in making money doing ... well, nothing.

Then came Epinions and I made money (again, over $500) writing product reviews and even general opinions, as well as referring friends. I stopped writing there when the income fizzled.

I've been successful with Commission Junction, and LinkShare, regularly making over $100 a month in affiliate revenue with my free prints site (recently moved from my own domain to Squidoo), offering coupon codes and the latest savings at many online digital photo sites.

Yes, by helping people get FREE digital photo prints, I'm making money. Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? I giggle every time I deposit a check.

In recent years, I'm CafePress-ing and making $200-$900 monthly off t-shirt designs—as well as getting some of my more artsy friends to try it too, and getting 5% of their first year sales.

Now there's Squidoo, which I love. I started XP's How to Squid blog to show people how to Squidoo for profit.

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